5 Things You Should Know About PT3 BM Lisan and English Oral Tests

The PT3 Oral tests for PT3 are divided into two and are held at different times of the year. This is a good thing because students can prepare for them without the added stress of their written examinations.

Here are 5 things you should know about the PT3 BM Lisan and English Oral Tests

1. In 2018, the Speaking Tests (Ujian Bertutur) for BM (Bahasa Malaysia or Malay) and BI (Bahasa Inggeris or English) are on or within the following dates:

• 1 - 30 April 2018 Speaking Test (Ujian Bertutur) for BM and BI
• 13 August 2018 Listening Test (Ujian Mendengar) for BM
• 14 August 2018 Listening Test (Ujian Mendengar) for BI

2. The BM Speaking Test is conducted in teams. Each team will be given a topic to discuss eg on "Kemasyarakatan, Keremajaan, Kekeluargaan, Alam Sekitar, Teknologi dan Kenegaraan". Total of 30 marks within 10 - 30 minutes time frame.

3. The BI Speaking Test is divided into Section A and Section B. Unlike the BM Speaking tets, the BI speaking test is an individual test. Section A requires the candidate to read aloud a given text while Section B requires the candidate to give a relevant response to the topic given. Total of 30 marks within 10 minutes suggested time frame.

4. The BM Listening Test is divided into Section A and Section B. The BM Listening Test is an individual test. Candidates are required to listen to an audio recording and provide written answers to oral questions. Section A has 10 questions after listening to a text. 5 multiple choice and 5 free response questions. Section B has 5 questions after listening to a text. The questions may be visual ie to circle items on a map or to arrange the sequence, steps or order of an item from 1 to 5.  Total of 20 marks for the Listening Test within 30 minutes time frame.

5. The BI Listening Test is divided into Section A and Section B. The BI Listening Test is an individual test. Section A requires candidates to listen to 5 recorded texts and answer 10 multiple choice questions whereas Section B requires candidates to listen to 2 recorded texts and answer 10 limited response questions. Total of 20 marks within 30 minutes time frame.

How to prepare your child for the PT3 BM Lisan and English Oral Tests

Teachers will group students in teams for their BM Speaking Test and give them time to practice in class on given topics.

If you wish to let your child practice more, you can get workbooks that come with audio or apps to let them do their practical practice at home.

Since the BM Speaking test is a team test, it would be a good idea to let them practice in a group with their friends. They can meet in school or at a friend's home to practice. The workbooks will give them more ideas on topics or the types of questions that may be asked.

Encourage your child to speak aloud clearly with confidence. For the BM Speaking test, he or she should know a few points in mind so that if a team member has already mentioned the point, he will still be able to contribute to the discussion.

Besides workbooks, you can search YouTube for the BM Lisan or English Oral Samples for ideas. Here's one.



Since the Speaking test is in April and the Listening test is in August, you can practice just the speaking part first and keep the workbooks till August for the Listening practice.


All the best to all PT3 2018 candidates.

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